Display is wrong - only 3 resolutions available

The screen appears stretched - it is a square resolution setting
stretched to fit the rectangular screen. No correct resolution is
available - it is behaving as if a different monitor is installed and
the laptop's one isn't.
The screen shot shows the display options, and this is not normal -
normally it shows the two available monitors for the "multiple monitor"
mode and many more different screen resolutions available. The absence
of adapter information does not seem to be a good thing!

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Screen resolution refers to the clarity of the text and images on your screen. At higher resolutions, items appear sharper. They also appear smaller, so more items fit on the screen. At lower resolutions, fewer items fit on the screen, but they are larger and easier to see. At very low resolutions, however, images might have jagged edges. Please follow the steps below on how to adjust your screen resolution.

It might tvhat there are no video drivers on the PC or there screen resolution is too big or too low
Screen Resolution Issue

Windows XP

1. Click Start -> Control Panel -> Display 2. Display Properties should appear3. Click on the Settings Tab4. Slide the Bar to the Left or to the right Making the picture almost a square

Windows Vista/ Windows 7

1. Click Start -> Control Panel -> Personalization2. Click on Screen Resolution3. Move the bar up or down until the picture turns almost a square
Or else reinstall a new video driver configure the screen resolution again
Hope this helps

Screen resolution refers to the clarity of the text and images on your
screen. At higher resolutions, items appear sharper. They also appear
smaller, so more items fit on the screen. At lower resolutions, fewer
items fit on the screen, but they are larger and easier to see. At very
low resolutions, however, images might have jagged edges.

For example, 640 × 480 is a lower screen resolution,
and 1600 × 1200 is a higher one. CRT monitors generally display a
resolution of 800 × 600 or 1024 × 768. LCD monitors can better support
the higher resolutions.
Whether you can increase your screen resolution depends on the size and
capability of your monitor and the type of video card you have.

Text and images are sharper and smaller at high screen resolutions

Text is larger and easier to read at low screen resolutions, but images are blocky and fewer items fit on the screen

Open Display Settings by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, clicking Personalization, and then clicking Display Settings.

Under Resolution, move the slider to the resolution you want, and then click Apply.

On the monitor itself, I am guessing this is a desktop? There are buttons for adjustment. Look for the menu button around the bezel of the monitor and press it. Scroll through the settings for the default setting and press that. Once the default settings are made for the monitor, then you can go to the graphics settings available through windows to get the resolution straightened out.

If you can, set the Screen resolution to the maximum native resolution your monitor supports by adjusting the slider. to 1680x1050, if you can set it to that, then Windows will
automatically display at the proper aspect ratio, and the monitor will not have
to stretch anything. Setting your screen resolution to match your monitor's
native resolution is, by far, the preferred solution to get you the best looking
display.
If that specific resolution is not available, then you'll need to try
resolutions that are smaller than that, but ideally with the same aspect ratio.
1512x945, for example, would maintain the same aspect ratio. Not all monitors
handle running at less than their optimal resolution well, and it may result in
a slightly fuzzy display, but it won't be horizontally stretched. If this fails to fix the problem it could be a problem with your video card

In the digital world, you can't have a 4:3 aspect ratio DVD title (720x480) on a 720p (1280 x 720) / 1080p (1920x1080) display without some kind of centering or stretching to some extent. (square vs rectangle) Now, on a 16:9 aspect ratio title (wide screen format) you should have any scaling issues regardless of the pixel resolution. Despite what the sales person told you, trans-coding ("upconverting") lower resolution titles to a higher resolution does not increase the quality of the image. Any attempt to do so would be only to try to reduce block noise and any kind pixelation at higher resolutions. (blurring square pixel blocks)

In the analog world, the quality of the image is based on the encoder and signal depth. If your TV excepts HD analog, you might be able to have your cake and eat it too. That would force your display to convert an analog signal into a digital resolution, letting the TV hardware do all the trans-coding. Manufactures are completely phasing out analog signal receiving, but might have the RGB RCA connectors for backwards compatibility. Eventually, it will not be supported and you will be forced to buy higher resolution content.

Dear You need to adjust the computer resoultion to one of the following..

1088 x 612

1280 x 720

1360 x 768

you can increase it more; depends on your graphic card installed in system..

HOw to change the resoultion??

First right-click on the desktop and then left click on Properties from the menu that appears.

The display properties dialogue box will appear as shown in fig 1.1 below, click on the settings tab at the top right of the box.

Screen Resolution
This slide bar is what you use to change the resolution, the options
you have will depend on your graphics card and monitor.

Changing the Resolution
To change your resolution simply slide the bar along to the resolution of your choice and then click the Apply button.

After clicking Apply your screen will resize to the
new resolution and you will be presented with a confirm dialogue box
(see left), if you are happy with the way your screen looks then simply
click Yes, if you would like to try a different resolution click No.

1. The only way to avoid stretching of images is by increasing the resolution. Many 19-inch monitors with conventional (4:3)
aspect ratios have 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution. The 1600 x 1200 resolution is ideal for graphic artists
and those who work with photos, since it's close to the resolution of a
2-megapixel digital photo.

2. You can double check by going to the display properties - Settings- Advanced tab below the screen resolution slider, choosing
the Adapter tab, click List all modes and that will settle it once and for all.
If 1440 x 990 isn't listed you're likely going to have to buy a graphics card
that can reproduce that resolution.

The type of screen you have is a UXGA screen. the optimal resolution for that is 1600 x 1200. changing the resolution for that will distort the screen causing black borders. If a computer has a 15.0+" SXGA+ screen with an optimized resolution of 1400x1050 and the screen's current resolution is set to 1280x1024 pixels, the display will shrink resulting in a black border surrounding the edges of the screen. Also, all other lower resolutions may be stretched to fit the screen. No border will be visible, but fonts may appear slightly fuzzy.

The issue here is that you have a low resolution picture and a high resolution display. Windows is "stretching" the smaller, low resolution picture so that it will fit across the larger area, thus distorting it.
Right click on the desktop and select properties. Go to the Desktop tab. There should be an item there for position. Is it set to Stretch? If it is, then this is causing the problem. Set it to center, and it should appear fine.
If you want to keep this from happening:
1) User higher resolution pictures.
2) Turn down the resolution on your screen (this can be done from the Settings tab of display properties).